The National Bloodhound Training Institute was established in 1999 to assist in training professional mantrailing and Police K-9 tracking teams throughout the nation. To promote the use of mantrailing Bloodhounds and other qualified K-9's by providing quality instruction and education to law enforcement agencies and volunteer search and rescue personnel. By educating dog handlers to recognize and interpret the dog's movements which increases the handler’s success rate when trying to locate a victim. They offer a number of workshops as well as written articles and documents within their web site. An excellant article available (just click on the link below) is titled, "Read Any Trailing or Tracking K-9 by Using Negative Indications. A brief description of this article is: "There are basic movements all dogs make while trailing or tracking. When you become familiar with those basic movements you will find an ability to understand or read your K-9. This book was written as a gift to those who donate their time to help others." Click here to go to the article - Read any Tracking or Trailing Dog by Using Negative Indications

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NOTE:
Training tips appearing in this portion of the web site are just that, "Training Tips". Do not take these as meaning that they are the only way to train K9 teams. There are probably as many training techniques, theories, beliefs and practices used by people as there are dogs. The only thing that is common among them all is the specific goal intended for that particular training session or tip. When problem solving tips appear, they to are just one of many. You must remember that no two dogs are the same and one method of doing something does not work on every single dog. Training techniques must be flexible from dog to dog. Please keep an open mind when reading these tips. Use what you can, modify what you want and discard what you wish. Please feel free to contact NAPWDA with your questions or comments. Take Care, Train Hard and STAY SAFE!